Montreal vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$986	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$764
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	93	40
🏙️ Population	1.76M	6.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 173% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6841st ($1954 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 76th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 60th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shangrao

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	Montreal	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$19047

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694